The Nuremberg Laws were anti-jewish laws started in 1935 called The Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for Protection of German Blood and Honor. The Nuremberg Laws were created by the Nazi Government of Germany to get rid of Jews in Nazi Germany. These Anti-Jewish laws lead to the Holocaust, the time period when about 6 million Jews were killed during World War 2. On September 15, 1935, these laws were announced to the public during a Nazi rally. (Engel.)
The first of the Nuremberg Laws, the Reich Citizenship Law, said that if you were considered a true German Citizen, you must be of "German or related blood". Since Jews were not allowed to be German citizens, Nazis considered someone Jewish if they had at least three Jewish grandparents, and sometimes if they only had two Jewish grandparents. The Nazis thought that you could not be a German citizen if you were Jewish or related to a Jew. Nazis announced that Jews could not be citizens on September 15, 1935. (Engel.)
The second of the Nurember Laws was the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor. This law stated that Jews were not able to marry German citizens or have sexual relations with them. Jews were also not able to fly the German flag. Lastly, it made it illegal for Jews to have a woman under the age of 45 working in their homes. Nazis thought that if a Jewish person and a non-Jew had a child, then it would be weak. (Engel.)
There were many other laws that were against Jews. Jewish people were not allowed to have certain jobs and were not allowed to own land. Jews were given special taxes just because they didn't accept the religion that the majority of people followed. Some Jews were even put into bad areas called ghettos. There is still some anti-semitism that exists today in some countries. (Levanon.)
A store owned by a Jewish person that was broken into by Nazis during the Night of Broken Glass
Works Cited
Engel, David. "Nuremberg Laws." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 7 Sept. 2012.
Levanon, Yosef. "Anti-Semitism." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 7 Sept. 2012.
The first of the Nuremberg Laws, the Reich Citizenship Law, said that if you were considered a true German Citizen, you must be of "German or related blood". Since Jews were not allowed to be German citizens, Nazis considered someone Jewish if they had at least three Jewish grandparents, and sometimes if they only had two Jewish grandparents. The Nazis thought that you could not be a German citizen if you were Jewish or related to a Jew. Nazis announced that Jews could not be citizens on September 15, 1935. (Engel.)
The second of the Nurember Laws was the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor. This law stated that Jews were not able to marry German citizens or have sexual relations with them. Jews were also not able to fly the German flag. Lastly, it made it illegal for Jews to have a woman under the age of 45 working in their homes. Nazis thought that if a Jewish person and a non-Jew had a child, then it would be weak. (Engel.)
There were many other laws that were against Jews. Jewish people were not allowed to have certain jobs and were not allowed to own land. Jews were given special taxes just because they didn't accept the religion that the majority of people followed. Some Jews were even put into bad areas called ghettos. There is still some anti-semitism that exists today in some countries. (Levanon.)
Works Cited
Engel, David. "Nuremberg Laws." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 7 Sept. 2012.
Levanon, Yosef. "Anti-Semitism." World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 7 Sept. 2012.